CVE-2021-24800: The DW Question & Answer Pro WordPress plugin through 1.3.4 does not check that the comment to edit belongs to the user making the request, allowing any user to edit other comments.

medium Affects dw-question-\&-answer (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The DW Question & Answer Pro WordPress plugin through 1.3.4 does not check that the comment to edit belongs to the user making the request, allowing any user to edit other comments.

Package
dw-question-\&-answer (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.3.4
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (51.2th percentile)
Published
2022-04-25
Source
nvd

References

CWE-639
NVD recorddw-question-\&-answer (WordPress plugin) advisories

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